Intradialytic oral protein supplementation was linked with improvements in several nutritional markers and real-world outcomes for patients on hemodialysis, according to a quality improvement study. After 12 months, patients who...

As an emergency physician, I have treated patients after an overdose when minutes to a lifesaving medication determines survival. I have also worked in substance use clinics, where recovery is...

An artist’s impression of a light sailRICHARD BIZLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Interstellar travel propelled by light just got one step closer. Light sails, which are huge sheets pushed along by light...

Barbara Roberts has lived with HIV for 30 years. Now, a new FDA-approved medication is changing how she manages it at the age of 74.Share on PinterestBarbara Roberts (pictured above)...

A structured showering protocol helped hemodialysis patients feel better without compromising safety, a quality-improvement initiative found. Conducted across four dialysis centers in Utah, the initiative involved two nurses who provided...

When I first started taking an antidepressant as a teenager, no one talked to me or my parents about how I might eventually stop. Instead, the conversation was entirely centered...

The CDC has issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory on hantavirus, urging clinicians to be aware of the potential for imported cases of hantavirus disease in connection with...

Passengers aboard the MV Hondius, the ship afflicted by a hantavirus outbreak, remain at sea, with plans to dock in the Canary Islands on Sunday. James Lawler, MD, MPH, of...

LOS ANGELES -- Shula Jassell is insecure about the size of her chin and has periodically considered getting filler to make it bigger. But when the 25-year-old from Southern California...

Share on PinterestNew research found that the drug endoxifen reduced mammographic breast density with fewer side effects. praetorianphoto/Getty ImagesA study has found promising results with the breast cancer prevention drug...

The Bering Strait separates Alaska and RussiaOcean Color/OB.DAAC/OBPG/NASA It would be an engineering project on a truly epic scale, but we may one day need to consider building a dam...

The FDA on Friday issued guidance for manufacturers collecting postmarketing data on the safety of approved drugs and biologics in pregnancy, with the goal of better understanding potential risks for...

Inequities persisted among female nephrologists at U.S. academic institutions, with barriers to advancement and burnout among the reasons many felt a lack of satisfaction, an interim analysis of survey data...

Hantaviruses do not spread easily between people, which makes health officials confident the recent outbreak on a cruise ship that has killed three people will not turn into an epidemic....

The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can...

MRI-detected sacroiliac bone marrow edema is a key diagnostic marker for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), but its value in ruling out other causes of patients' symptoms depends on how common it...

The brain appeared to process complex sensory information under general anesthesia, neural recordings suggested.Hippocampal neurons and local brain oscillations responded to sounds and podcast recordings during anesthesia-induced unconsciousness.The findings suggest...

DENVER -- An investigational oral therapy for diabetic macular edema (DME) did not significantly affect retinal thickening in a placebo-controlled randomized trial. After 6 months of treatment, mean central subfield...

DENVER -- An investigational oral therapy for diabetic macular edema (DME) did not significantly affect retinal thickening in a placebo-controlled randomized trial. After 6 months of treatment, mean central subfield...

The co-antibody therapy JNJ-4804 -- a fixed-dose combination of guselkumab (Tremfya) and golimumab (Simponi) -- showed clinically meaningful efficacy exceeding that of either drug alone in patients with highly refractory...